well...I opened up Wendy's box and was blown away...my family is saying that my eyes are glazed from overload..."L" Here's what's in my box: a butterfly wind sock on a stick an angel statue (I'm going to put it in the remembrance rose garden for my grandmother) gorgeous butterfly windchimes made out of gems (all sparkly and shiny) ceramic mushroom (it's so cute) hose guide stump planter with blue bird (it's adorable) goldfinch pothanger (already hanging) jiffy pot pellets 2 (I've never seen these before, they're cool) note cards with matching flower pens (you can never have enough of these) lavendar Fields fragrant sachet (in my closet) raspberry garden green tea chocolate hazelnut tea (can't wait to try these) tea coupons AND Bunch Flowering tulips and then there's the SEEDS! (I swear I started drooling) mexican cigar plant plumbago blue angel viscaris coleus rainbow mix dwarf MG moss rose double (drool) lt blue joker pansy zinna red spider dwarf teddy bear sunflowers farewell to spring godetia cosmos lilac bleeding heart cleome rose queen lady lavendar (drool) thyme russian sage (more drool) peppermint stick zinna (flooding the floor) nastrurtium Empress of India (WOW) sugar snaps viola charityland Mt. Bluet catnip Isisensata mixed (gotta look this up) schizanthus (gotta look this up too!) Himalayan poppy (drool, drool) sweet annie artemisia (love this, used ot use it in the flower shop) chicory Bird's eye (overtime drool) blk eyed susan vine california poppy clarkin Mt garland (sounds interesting) english lavendar (yummy) lemon Mint alyssium goldea tuft (I have never seen this) viola bowles black berlandiera Ivriata (another looker up) oregano scarlet sage geranium splish splash AND Ptilotus exaltus Joey ****FAINT**** I'm in seed heaven...what a wonderful box Wendy, I'll be playing for days! Thank you so much! ((HUG))

Wow, how do you cover THAT one up. I'd claim aliens took over my brain. That poor lady!PJ

Looks like some catfacing, also a caterpillar nibble that sealed.

I should probably expand on my previous post. My children were not interested in team sports and I never pointed them in that direction except for a couple of seasons of soccer when they were 4 through 6 years of age. Soccer is very popular and inexpensive to play in this town and just about EVERY child plays a few seasons with the local soccer association. Even at this wee age the parents were coaching and hollering from the sidelines. The coaches were all parent coaches. The kids were small and they all played in a little clump up and back and seemed not to care what the score was, if the score was even tallied. I don't recall. It seemed harmless enough. It was fine and we moved on to gymnastics. I put my kids in gymnastics because I was concerned that they develop awareness of and enjoyment in using their bodies. I figured gymnastics would help both of them develop upper body strength and coordination while young. It worked out well. Gymnastics gave them both a great basis. Both of them are strong, slim, muscular, and seem to pick up any sport easily. But neither of them have any interest in team sports. Yes, some people are athletes, some are not. But everyone can and should be physically active and can find enjoyment in athletic endeavor and an appreciation of sports. And some kids may not have enormous natural talent but if they have inner drive coupled with encouragement and coaching some of them are able to develop skills and confidence. I think the focus on team sports and winning leaves these kids behind. Never mind the total non-athletics. I don't know that there is a solution. PE teachers only have so much time and a whole lot of kids. They probably also have goals and agendas that are mandated. I really don't know. And parents who aren't involved or being fitness role models themselves do not help the problem either.